Beasts of Ruin by Keylor Leigh

Beasts of Ruin

Keylor Leigh, Benjamin Charles, Yinka Ladeinde

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · August 1, 2023

A Fantasy pick for readers exploring Beasts of Ruin.

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Who it’s for
A dark, mythic fantasy of sharpening magic, uneasy loyalties, and hard-won reunion.
Genres
Epic YA Fantasy, YA Fantasy Romance, Myths & Legends for Teens
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, August 1, 2023

About this book

In this much anticipated follow up to New York Times bestselling Beasts of Prey, Koffi’s powers grow stronger and Ekon’s secrets turn darker as they face the god of death. Now in paperback. After having promised to use her new powers to serve Fedu, the cunning god of death, and assist in his plans to remake the world, Koffi finds herself a prisoner in Thornkeep—a luxurious mansion with well-manicured gardens. But Fedu’s beautiful realm is a lie.

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Koffi and many other darajas are trapped there by a deadly, inscrutable mist, making escape impossible. But something within the mist calls to Koffi, igniting her magic. It soon becomes clear that the very thing imprisoning her could be the key to not only her freedom, but finally unlocking the remaining mysteries of her own magic, allowing her to fight the god of death and perhaps even win. While Koffi attempts to decipher the secrets of the mist and learns to wield her own deadly power, Ekon is determined to make his way to Thornkeep to fight alongside her. But leaving Lkossa is easier said than done. Ekon, once a promising soldier, is now a wanted man on the run from those he once called brother. He’s forced to make new, uneasy alliances to flee Lkossa and turn his back on everything he once believed. And each day he draws closer to the realm of death, so too does Ekon draw nearer to a long-hidden truth about himself that could change his loyalties forever. Koffi and Ekon—separated by both land and gods—risk everything to reunite. But the longer they’re apart, the more they will have to reckon with changing destinies and, maybe, changing hearts.

Magic and Loyalties

A dark, mythic fantasy of sharpening magic, uneasy loyalties, and hard-won reunion.

Come here for

  • God-haunted stakes and magic that grows stranger under pressure
  • A tense, immersive return to Koffi and Ekon’s world

Expect

  • Two separated paths, uneasy alliances, and loyalties tested by hidden truths
  • A fantasy romance threaded through danger and changing destinies

Where it sits

Epic YA Fantasy59%
YA Fantasy Romance43%
Myths & Legends for Teens36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • YA Fantasy
  • Africa for Teens
Authors
Keylor Leigh, Benjamin Charles, Yinka Ladeinde
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
August 1, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
YA Adventure